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Definitions for Dried

[1] simple past tense and past participle of dry.
[2] free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
[3] having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season.
[4] characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
[5] not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land.
[6] not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.
[7] not yielding milk: a dry cow.
[8] free from tears: dry eyes.
[9] drained or evaporated away: a dry river.
[10] desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak.
[11] causing thirst: dry work.
[12] served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.
[13] (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.
[14] (of bread and bakery products) stale.
[15] of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.
[16] (of wines) not sweet.
[17] (of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini.
[18] characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.
[19] (of British biscuits) not sweet.
[20] plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.
[21] dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.
[22] expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.
[23] indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.
[24] unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.
[25] (of lumber) fully seasoned.
[26] Building Trades . (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.
[27] Ceramics . unglazed. insufficiently glazed.
[28] Art . hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.
[29] to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.
[30] to become dry; lose moisture.
[31] a prohibitionist.
[32] a dry place, area, or region.
[33] dry out , to make or become completely dry. to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol.
[34] dry up , to make or become completely dry. to cease to exist; evaporate. Informal . to stop talking. (in acting) to forget one's lines or part.
[35] the past tense and past participle of dry
[36] lacking moisture; not damp or wet
[37] having little or no rainfall
[38] not in or under water dry land
[39] having the water drained away or evaporated a dry river
[40] not providing milk a dry cow
[41] (of the eyes) free from tears
[42] informal in need of a drink; thirsty causing thirst dry work
[43] eaten without butter, jam, etc dry toast
[44] (of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet
[45] pathol not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge a dry cough
[46] consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities
[47] without adornment; plain dry facts
[48] lacking interest or stimulation a dry book
[49] lacking warmth or emotion; cold a dry greeting
[50] (of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way
[51] opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption a dry area
[52] NZ (of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season
[53] electronics (of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance
[54] (when intr, often foll by off ) to make or become dry or free from moisture
[55] (tr) to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
[56] British informal a Conservative politician who is considered to be a hard-liner Compare wet (def. 10)
[57] the dry Australian informal the dry season
[58] US and Canadian an informal word for prohibitionist

Words related to Dried

dry, preserved, desiccated

Words nearby Dried

drib, dribble, driblet, dribs and drabs, driech, dried, dried-fruit beetle, dried-up, driegh, drier, dries

Origin of Dried

ybefore 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought

Other words from Dried

half-dried , adjective
un·dried , adjective
well-dried , adjective
dry·a·ble , adjective
dry·ly , adverb
dry·ness , noun
o·ver·dry , adjective
o·ver·dry·ly , adverb
o·ver·dry·ness , noun
pre·dry , verb (used with object), pre·dried, pre·dry·ing.
re·dry , verb, re·dried, re·dry·ing.
ul·tra·dry , adjective
un·der·dry , verb (used with object), un·der·dried, un·der·dry·ing.
un·dry , adjective
un·dry·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Dried

yOld English drӯge; related to Old High German truckan, Old Norse draugr dry wood

Synonyms for Dried

dehydrated, dry, preserved, desiccated